Which to use
“vid” is an adjective and “vos” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,076
- “vid” frequency rank
- #207
- “vos” frequency rank
- 40283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vid | vos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vide. | Qui sont à vous, qui vous appartiennent. Deuxième personne du pluriel. Plusieurs possesseurs et plusieurs objets, ou un seul possesseur (forme de politesse) et plusieurs objets. |
Letter map: vid vs vos
Shared letters muted; letters that set vid and vos apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - vid and vos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vid is anadjective and vosadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vid is recorded at frequency rank #40,076, classified as anadj. vos is at rank #207, tagged as adet, pronounced \vo\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40283, this pair ranks #241,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vid vs vos
Shared letters: v. Private to "vid": di. Private to "vos": os.
"vid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vid" for "vos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vid" vs "vos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "vid" vs "vos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vid" and "vos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vid vs viv". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.